The Legendary Starfy/Regional differences

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During the localization process of The Legendary Starfy, various changes were made to the game so that it would appeal to North American and Australasian audiences.

This article covers regional differences in the game. For other differences relating to the game's distribution, including box and manual, see here.

Title Change

This game was originally released as Densetsu no Stafy Dairu Kaizokudan (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィー たいけつ！ダイール海賊団), literally Legendary Starfy Dire Pirate Squad in Japan. Dire Pirate Squad (English games: The Terrible Trio) refers to the group who are trying to capture Rampa (English: Bunston) under Daīru (English: Mashtooth)'s orders.

The game was released outside of Japan simply as The Legendary Starfy, presumably because it is the first game in the series to have been released outside of Japan, so the rest of the title wouldn't have been needed to differentiate it from the other four games.

Stuff differences

This section describes differences in the Stuff between the Japanese and English versions.

See also The Legendary Starfy/Stuff for a list of Stuff in the game.

Japanese names

Most of the Stuff did not receive literal translations. The table below lists a number of notable changes.

Clothes

Number Name Japanese Name Comments 2 Guard Uniform ヘイシのふく, (Soldier Clothes) The original Japanese name refers to a soldier, not a guard; likely because Pufftop Guards are known as テンカイヘイシ, Tenkai Soldiers in Japan. 4 Splattered Clothes よごれたふく, (Dirty Clothes) The Japanese name is less specific than the English version, simply referring to clothes that are dirty. 5 Doctor's Clothes おいしゃさん, (Doctor-san) The Japanese name does not refer to anything Starfy or Starly are wearing, and is simply 'Doctor' followed by the Japanese honorific san. 6 Shell Costume かいがらサンド, (Sand Shell) The Japanese name may imply Starfy or Starly is actually wearing a sea-shell. 9 Viking Armor ヨロイ, (Armor) The Japanese name simply refers to Armor. Unlike the localisations, there is nothing in the Japanese name that refers to vikings. 10 High-Class Attire ヨーロピアンドレス, (European Dress) The Japanese name refers to a European dress, whereas the localisations presumably refer to the bourgeoisie or upper class. 12 Mashtooth Costume ダイールのふく, (Daīru Clothes) The Japanese name refers to 'Daīru' or 'Dire', the Japanese name of Mashtooth. 13 Back-to-School Clothes しんぴんのふく, (New Clothes) The Japanese name simply refers to the clothes as being new. 14 Kitty Costume ネコスーツ, (Cat Suit) The Japanese name is less specific and refers to the costume as a 'neko suit'. In the Japanese language, 'neko' may refer to both a cat or a kitten 15 Galactic Hero's Suit ヒーロースーツ, (Hero Suit) The Japanese name is less specific and only refers to a hero who is not specified as a hero of the galaxy. 16 Red Velvet Robe あかいふく, (Red Clothes) The Japanese name simply refers to red clothes. It does not specify that it is a robe or is made of velvet. 17 Ribbit-Wear Bathrobe カッパ, (Kappa) The original Japanese name was changed entirely to specify a frog-like bathrobe. The original name simply refers to a kappa; a type of water-sprite from Japanese folklore. 18 Rubber-Ducky Ring おまる (Potty) The original Japanese name was changed entirely to specify a rubber-ducky ring. The original name simply refers to a 'potty'; a child's toilet.

Regional Differences

Various changes were made to the appearance of the Stuff between the localisations and the original Japanese version.

Manga-style cutscenes

The Japanese version's Story cutscenes appear on the screen from right-to-left in the style of manga. According to Miki Fuji, the original game was made 'with the Japanese manga culture in mind' but when The Legendary Starfy was brought to America, a number of changes were made to the Story cutscenes so that they read from left-to-right instead of right-to-left.

Japanese onomatopoeia were either changed or removed in the localisations. For example in the 'The Adventure Begins' cartoon, きょろ (onomatopoeia for searching for someone with one's eyes) was replaced with 'shoop'.

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  A section of the 'Opening' cartoon in the Japanese version. The strips appear from right to left like in Japanese manga

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  A section of the 'The Adventure Begins' cartoon in the North American version. Note that Starfy, Snips, Papes and Ronk were flipped in the process of making the strip read from left-to-right

Mermaid's voice

In the Japanese version, the Mermaid exclaims 'hi-hi', instead of 'hi'. The Mermaid previously exclaimed 'hi-hi' in Densetsu no Starfy 4, although the voice in Legendary Starfy Dire Pirate Squiad is higher pitched than the one in Densetsu no Starfy 4.

Moe's voice

In the Japanese version, there are a number of situations where Moe will exclaim something. This voice was removed in the localisations.

These include:

• Moe jumping on the exit platform at the end of Stage 1-1 (Gluglug Lagoon).
• Being shown Moe's advice after taking a second hit in the Rock-Paper-Scissors game.
• Moe's reaction after Starfy pushes The Moon into Mega Mashtoooth (Strongest Dairu, さいきょうダイール in Japan).

Narrations

There are a number of narrations in the game that are exclusive to the Japanese versions.

Name of game

In the Japanese version, on the screen where 'Adventure' or 'Local Wireless' can be chosen, a Japanese voice can be heard shouting the name of the game; "Densetsu no Starfy Dairu Kaizokudan".

Jan-ken-pon

In the Japanese version, voices are used in the Rock, Paper Scissors game to reflect the common rules of Janken (Rock-Paper Scissors).

Nintendo

When the game is started up, the Nintendo logo is shown on the top screen, while Starfy and Starly are shown running up to each other to join their hands on the touch screen.

In the Japanese version, after Starfy and Starly touch their hands a female voice is heard shouting 'Nintendo!'. After beating the game there is a chance that a longer version of the same voice is heard.